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Halloween (US - DVD R1 | BD RA)

Anchor Bay has officially announced a 30th Anniversary Commemorative set

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Anchor Bay has revealed early details on Halloween: The 30th Anniversary Commemorative Set. The 6-disc package will include the original 1978 film, the extended edition which has been out of print for several years, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, a Halloween 25 Years of Terror documentary with cast and crew, and a bonus Blu-ray release of Halloween. On top of all that, the collectible set will include a replica of the Michael Myers mask. Retail will be $89.97. We've attached a trade advertisement containing the official package artwork below:

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Fabricio De Zuasnabar wrote: Halloween III is a waste of time, Mike is not even in the movie, it's totally a diferent movie... it sucks. anyways i have them all already, and i owned the mask, a better one, that one looks really cheap

Michael Myers was never intended to be the entire series, it was suppose to be like a Twilight Zone-ish series of movies all based around Halloween. Myers was suppose to be "dead" at the end of 2 and it was going to continue on with new stories, but Season of the Witch didn't do as well as hoped and fans demanded Mike back. I actually liked 3 to be honest, very creepy and somewhat disturbing, particularly the "test family" scene.

Tenderheart Bear wrote: MovieNerd777 wrote: Does anyone know if they will release The Children of the Corn series on dvd? I haven't seen all of them but I'd buy it if there was a set that included every single movie. After the Halloween series, I'm not going to search for the dvds in a series, unless I buy them as they are coming out (for new franchises only). I hope someone understands that, I tend to ramble & mush my ideas together.

I should think you have the same probem as with Halloween. In the UK we have the Anchor Bay boxset of COTC I, II and III and the Dimension boxset of IV, V, VI and VII. At least you can stand them side by side on the shelf.

Anchor Bay also released Hellraiser I, II and III but yet again Dimension have the rest. We didn't even get Hellseeker, Deader or Hellworld. (Or Dracula III for that matter).

Are those COTC sets available in America or R1 (I guess) or just in the UK (R2?)

& It might just be me but are sets usually cheaper than buying each one individually?

I need to get more money (after buying a new tv) so I can finish collections & start new ones. I still have 3 Halloween movies to get & then I want the Puppetmaster series, COTC, Leprechaun, Hellraiser, Poltergeist, & other horror series. I also need to get the last Pirates of the Caribbean film...I need to catch up haha...

The fact that all that missing footage was just found and not even being released as a bonus feature is sad enough, but the fact that Halloween - a true landmark for scary movies, independent cinema and just plain cinema in general - is getting such c**p treatment for its anniversary when Hellraiser, Evil Dead and Dawn of the Dead got the "Royale with Cheese" treatment is just depressing and a tad offensive.

What they SHOULD HAVE DONE was:

Disc 1 with the original film (remastered video with Carpenter/Cundy approval), remastered 5.1 EX/DTS sound and original mono, isolated music track with Carpenter commentary, new commentary with Carpenter, Curtis, Soles, Castle, Cundy and other crew members and archived commentaries from previous DVDs; Disc 2 with the extended cut with remastered video and audio and Carpenter commentary; Disc 3 with the three main documentaries (Unmasked; A Cut Above the Rest; 25 Years of Terror), On Location and various featurettes; Disc 4 should be all the deleted material, the various bonus features from 25 Years of Terror, a video commemorating all involved with the original Halloween who have passed on, trailes, TV spots, radio ads and trailers for other Halloween films; and for packaging bonuses, the Myers mask and a copy of the screenplay signed by John Carpenter

The fact that all that missing footage was just found and not even being released as a bonus feature is sad enough, but the fact that Halloween - a true landmark for scary movies, independent cinema and just plain cinema in general - is getting such c**p treatment for its anniversary when Hellraiser, Evil Dead and Dawn of the Dead got the "Royale with Cheese" treatment is just depressing and a tad offensive.

What they SHOULD HAVE DONE was:

Disc 1 with the original film (remastered video with Carpenter/Cundy approval), remastered 5.1 EX/DTS sound and original mono, isolated music track with Carpenter commentary, new commentary with Carpenter, Curtis, Soles, Castle, Cundy and other crew members and archived commentaries from previous DVDs; Disc 2 with the extended cut with remastered video and audio and Carpenter commentary; Disc 3 with the three main documentaries (Unmasked; A Cut Above the Rest; 25 Years of Terror), On Location and various featurettes; Disc 4 should be all the deleted material, the various bonus features from 25 Years of Terror, a video commemorating all involved with the original Halloween who have passed on, trailes, TV spots, radio ads and trailers for other Halloween films; and for packaging bonuses, the Myers mask and a copy of the screenplay signed by John Carpenter

Halloween III is a waste of time, Mike is not even in the movie, it's totally a diferent movie... it sucks. anyways i have them all already, and i owned the mask, a better one, that one looks really cheap

I'll chime in... what a disappointment. Work with Dimension, Warner Bros. and do the fans proud with an all inclusive set. Also, if I want a Blu edition, I will buy. Doesn't it defeat the purpose to include standard and high def (not that a classic of the 70's needs high def anyway!). I guess I will be waiting for the 35th Anniv... I mean 37th Anni... wait... 40th... 50th...

The different distributors is the obvious reason for the mix/mash of flicks in this set. Not sure if I want to dip AGAIN into this pot. As mentioned, the mask doesn't look close to the REAL mask and the lack of hair makes it even more of a joke looking. The only draw of this is the extended version (I don't have). I have everything else, so I will probably give this one about 5 months after its release and catch it for 3/4 the price in a bargin bin at BestBuy or Circuit City.

What about finally releasing Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later and Scream in anamorphic widescreen on DVD or why not on skip that altogether and release them on Blu-Ray?

As for this box set; I'm a huge Halloween fan and i have all the films on DVD in multiple versions, even have the TV versions of 1 and 2 and the Producer's Cut of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers on VHS. However, i'm gonna stay as far away from this as humanly possible. This box set sucks! First off: The mask looks horrible, downright ugly, i'd never put that on and i'd feel ashamed to have it on display. In what way is that a replica!?? Then there's the fact that it doesn't includes all films. That's still unbelivably stupid. Can't they buy the other films from Dimension?

George Wright wrote: What a mess of a release this is! I wouldn't buy this even if I didn't own the movie. The original Anchor Bay Limited 2-disc Edition is still tops.

Agreed. I have the Anchor Bay 2-Disc, and I'm perfectly happy with it. This is a great movie, but I absolutely hate parts 4 and 5, and I refuse to purchase a Blu-ray player. So, this is pretty unnecessary for me.

Anchor Bay should've taken advantage of those newly discovered alternate takes and scenes for "Halloween" and included them as part of the new set. And the Divimax version of the first flick isn't included either? Shame. (I know there was a LOT of controversy surrounding that because of the color timing of the transfer, but that had the Criterion laserdisc commentary by Carpenter, Hill and Curtis.)

A waste of time and effort on Anchor Bay's part. And the mask doesn't look that accurate to me.

They could throw all that together, WITHOUT a mask, limit and number it to something like 100,000 or 200,000 copies, and they'd probably sell out in preorder. They could price it at $200, I'd pop for a "30 Years of Terror: The Definitive Collection", although even with that kind of dough coming in for it, it'd probably take them so long to free up all the rights it would end up being the 40th anniversary. Instead, we get the "Halloween: Over 10 Years of Double-dipping!" Edition. Pass.

Anchor Bay really should have tidied this one up long ago. In addition, we still need: Children of the Corn Anthology Hellraiser Anthology (with first three Unrated, even a Lament Configuration package like the R2) Phantasm Sphere for R1 Book of the Dead: Army of Darkness

I'd personally love to see the last one just to have it next to the first two BOTD Evil Dead releases. You would think the studios would be smart enough to realize that they could easily partner for a limited release of these films in anthology, and such a release would let them test the waters for current demand in these films to see if they could get away with BD releases on all of them.

I'm hopefully passing as well since I own them all. Hopefully means that if I have cash, I'll probably waste it. Like always. I'm a sucker for Halloween. And all the complaining about the Producer's Cut is awesome. Makes me remember that not everyone has a bootleg of it like most Halloween fans at my message board. Means there's still a chance.

MovieNerd777 wrote: Does anyone know if they will release The Children of the Corn series on dvd? I haven't seen all of them but I'd buy it if there was a set that included every single movie. After the Halloween series, I'm not going to search for the dvds in a series, unless I buy them as they are coming out (for new franchises only). I hope someone understands that, I tend to ramble & mush my ideas together.

I should think you have the same probem as with Halloween. In the UK we have the Anchor Bay boxset of COTC I, II and III and the Dimension boxset of IV, V, VI and VII. At least you can stand them side by side on the shelf.

Anchor Bay also released Hellraiser I, II and III but yet again Dimension have the rest. We didn't even get Hellseeker, Deader or Hellworld. (Or Dracula III for that matter).

I think it is great that they are including a bonus blu-ray copy of the original Halloween with the Halloween: The 30th Anniversary Commemorative Set. This is great for people like me who don't have any of the movies yet.

I've been looking for a few of the movies in this set. I'll totally buy this!

Does anyone know if they will release The Children of the Corn series on dvd? I haven't seen all of them but I'd buy it if there was a set that included every single movie. After the Halloween series, I'm not going to search for the dvds in a series, unless I buy them as they are coming out (for new franchises only). I hope someone understands that, I tend to ramble & mush my ideas together.

I was also just wondering, will there be versions without the Blu-Ray disc? Because I was wondering if it'd be less if that disc wasn't in there.

George Wright wrote: What a mess of a release this is! I wouldn't buy this even if I didn't own the movie. The original Anchor Bay Limited 2-disc Edition is still tops.Well, seeing as the first two discs seems to be that "Limited Edition", I don't know what else you want.

I'm surprised Universal haven't sold the rights for Halloween II and III to Anchor Bay/Starz. They can't be making much from those titles. I can understand Dimension/Disney not doing so with their titles, they're not known for their co-oporational skills.

That said, the R2 boxset from a few years back consisting from Halloween to Resurrection must have taken some doing.

I don't own any of these yet, so I'll definitely pick it up. I'm not really sure how I feel about it having 4 and 5, but no 2, 3, H20 or Resurection; I really only like 1 and 2 anyway. There's no topping the original, so I kinda wish this just had that and the EE, but oh well.

dsclass wrote: more double dipping with Anchor Bay starring Michael Myers,within the past year weve had Evil Dead, Hellraiser, & Phantasm all re-released again. Is there no end to their shameless double dipping x 1000.. I am so passing on this.. I bet we are do for another edition of the Evil Dead Trilogy sometime soon SHAME on Anchor Bay - release some other horror title for a change, theres plenty of good ones out there that fans would want ...every year its the same thing, Halloween, Evil Dead, Dawn or Day or the Dead ad nauseum...next year will be the 31st anniversary set of Halloween , audio commentary by Michael Myers (both the killer and the comedian) I can see it now SIGH

well you can breathe a sigh of relief for evil dead. according to bruce campbell, their rights have run out so that trilogy box set thats supposed to be coming is their last hurrah for the series.

more double dipping with Anchor Bay starring Michael Myers,within the past year weve had Evil Dead, Hellraiser, & Phantasm all re-released again. Is there no end to their shameless double dipping x 1000.. I am so passing on this.. I bet we are do for another edition of the Evil Dead Trilogy sometime soon SHAME on Anchor Bay - release some other horror title for a change, theres plenty of good ones out there that fans would want ...every year its the same thing, Halloween, Evil Dead, Dawn or Day or the Dead ad nauseum...next year will be the 31st anniversary set of Halloween , audio commentary by Michael Myers (both the killer and the comedian) I can see it now SIGH

dave13 wrote: already got all the films. dont need a cheap mask. and i've heard the "extended" television cut is a waste of time. is the second disc from the 25th aniversary edition included? color me extremely unimpressed. the next halloween related purchase I make will be the producers cut of #6, if it ever sees the light of day.

That pops up on Ebay every so often and I am assuming you are thinking of the same one I am thinking of. I would love to own that too, as I heard it makes much more sense then the so called sloppily put together "curse of Michael Myers"

Michael Friedrichsen wrote: Why is Halloween 2,6,H20 and Resurrection NOT in this set???? That is damn weird

welcome to the wonderful world of R1, where complete series that have been made with different studios will never see the light of day in one collection. i'm not sure how R2 releases bypass this though..not fair. lol

The reasons are as follows: Halloween 2 was released on dvd thru Universal. Halloween 6, H20 & Resurrection were released thru Dimension. I guess there was a problem with releasing rights That Anchor Bay & the above companies could not agree on.

already got all the films. dont need a cheap mask. and i've heard the "extended" television cut is a waste of time. is the second disc from the 25th aniversary edition included? color me extremely unimpressed. the next halloween related purchase I make will be the producers cut of #6, if it ever sees the light of day.

And my hope for a proper Blu-ray release goes out the window for another year. Hopefully they're using this set as a way to liquidate their current Blu-ray release inventory to make way for one that uses the correct master and isn't DNR'ed to death.

I also have the individual releases of the above mentioned. But the mask is a great collectable to have. It's to bad that Anchor Bay did not get the rights to re-release the television version of Halloween II or even better the long gestated R1 release of H6-The Producer's Cut.

PS. I think Dimension is mooting a follow-up to Zombie's version, but I don't think Zombie will be involved.

I might get it just for the cool mask and the OOP Extended Edition, which I don't have. All in all though, seems a little unnecessary. I have the 25 Years doc already, as well as the latest Divimax editions of 4 and 5.

I really hope the Blu Ray comes in it's own blu ray case and not just part of a foldout or something. I gotta keep it with my other blu rays!